People with overlapping features of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), two types of…
Articles by Andrea Lobo, PhD
Blood levels of calprotectin and urine levels of soluble CD163, two biomarkers of inflammation and disease activity in people with…
Older age, being male, smoking history, and having self-reactive antibodies targeting the myeloperoxidase (MPO) protein are significantly associated with a…
People with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) who test positive for a staining pattern of self-reactive antibodies called cytoplasmic ANCA (C-ANCAs)…
In people with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), those with skin or heart involvement have significantly higher blood levels…
A protein known as NGAL — fully, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin — appears to be a marker of disease activity and…
Two Phase 1/2 clinical trials testing NKX019 — Nkarta’s cell therapy candidate — are now enrolling participants to test…
People with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) are at a higher risk of developing nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC), the most common…
Being male, being 55 or older, having evidence of kidney damage, and having nervous system involvement are independently associated with…
Treatment with Tavneos (avacopan) appeared to more effectively suppress organ damage — while also significantly lowering glucocorticoid dosages and associated…